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Rahul Naskar Mar 15, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the…
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This is often the first point people mention when discussing keeping a phone for longer. And it’s a fair concern. The OnePlus 12R is still within its update window, so I’m not worried about it right now. It gets regular security patches, and for a daily driver, that’s enough to feel comfortable using it for everything. The OnePlus 7 Pro is a different story. It has long surpassed its official update cycle, which means it no longer receives the latest security fixes. That’s the trade-off with older hardware, and it’s something you can’t ignore completely. That said, how much it matters depends
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…You should get six years of OS and security updates with the A57, but only three years of OS updates and six years of security updates with the Nothing Phone 4a Pro…
I've used the Galaxy S26 Ultra and Motorola Razr Ultra, but only one stays in my pocket
…The phone’s 16GB of RAM gives me plenty of overhead for future proofing, and multitasking is even better on the Razr Ultra after the update. Buying a folding phone isn’t…
Motorola's newest Razr phones are here, and they're more colorful than ever
…Motorola promises three years of operating system updates and five years of security updates, considerably down on Samsung and Google’s update commitments. Motorola has partnered with Google to showcase a new…
Dark mode update for color Kindles is starting to roll out
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Android Police turns 16: Celebrate with the moments that changed tech forever in that time
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The 'Clipboard' upgrade in Android 16 is the productivity hack I've been waiting for
…receive the Android 16 update . I wouldn’t have been this disappointed about it had I not gotten my hands on the Android 16 on the other phone I have — the Motorola…
I redesigned my Android home screen around moments instead of apps, and my phone feels less cluttered
Rahul Naskar Jun 3, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the…
Some Pixel owners are struggling with Android's Auto March update
…However, now, after the March update, users are required to unlock their phones in order to get things working. While it's only a small sample, the Pixel 9a and Pixel 8…
Your Samsung Galaxy phone is getting AirDrop support soon
…through software updates. It was also confirmed that while the Galaxy S26 range will be the first to get the feature, it will be spreading to other Galaxy phones in the future…